Saturday, January 29, 2011

Today in Family History - 29 Jan

My 4th great-grandmother Nancy Gilleland (Anders line) died on this day in 1870 in Milam County, Texas [1, 2, 3]. She was buried in Hamilton Chapel Cemetery in Milam County [1]. The 1870 United States census mortality schedule indicates she died of liver disease [3], however she died within one month of giving birth to a child so perhaps a complication existed there as well.

My 7th great-grandfather Antoine Trabue, Jr. (Baldwin line) died on this day in 1724 in Manakin, Goochland, Virginia [4]. The location of his grave is not known.

WELCOME

This blog was created to share the results of years of research on my family history. My ancestors range from some of the earliest arrivals in North America in the 1600s to immigrants in the mid- to late 1800s; from soldiers in the British colonies to accused horse thieves in Texas; from those who knew only common folk to those who knew the likes of Chief Justice John Marshall, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin.

The complete family tree with digitized supporting documentation and many photographs can be found at The Thompson Family Genealogy website. This information is also largely present on RootsWeb.

I am happy to share information, documentation, or family photographs. Just leave a comment or contact me if you need a copy of anything.

If you have documentation, pictures, or stories on any of these families, please leave comments or contact me.

ABOUT ME

For almost as long as I can remember, I have been interested in "old things." As I grew up, this interest was directed in various directions - old coins, old stamps, and so forth until it finally settled in genealogy and family history. I also enjoy early Texas history and early American history.